Well, long dead anyway. Archaelogists this week have turned up two unexpected finds in Egypt and Greece, both containing remarkable details.
In Greece, a farmer stumbled upon an underground tomb carved into the rock near the ancient city of Pella, the birthplace of Alexander the Great. Archaelogists say it is the largest underground tomb of its kind and dates back 2,300 years. Details about the historic find are here.
Across the sea in Egypt, archaeologists from the University of Memphis, Tenn., stumbled upon an intact tomb in the Valley of Kings, adjacent to Luxor, the first such discovery since King Tut was unearthed in 1922. The new tomb (in a manner of speaking) was just 5 meters (15 feet) from Tut’s final resting place and may date back to the 16th century BCE. The team thinks one of the bodies contained inside could be Queen Nefertiti, whose tomb has never been discovered.
Both teams promise more details about the finds in the days to come.
The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, the Tomb, the Royal Treasure
Alexander the Great
Nefertiti: Unlocking the Mystery Surrounding Egypt’s Most Famous and Beautiful Queen
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